title: Yersinia pestis infection in cats: ABCD guidelines on prevention and management.
abstract: Plague, the medieval 'Black Death', is caused by a Gram-negative coccobacillus, Yersinia pestis, which also infects cats. As in people, it is transmitted from rodents through flea bites; it occurs in Asia, Africa and the Americas in flea-infested regions, all year round, and where rodent reservoirs are abundant. A poor prognosis is associated with high fever, and the pulmonary and septicaemic forms. Antibiotic therapy, flea control and avoidance of rodent contacts have made this infection manageable.
authors.affiliation: European Advisory Board on Cat Diseases. pennipet@unime.it
authors.forename: Maria Grazia
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Pennisi
authors.forename: Herman
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Egberink
authors.forename: Katrin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hartmann
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lloret
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Addie
authors.forename: Sándor
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Belák
authors.forename: Corine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Boucraut-Baralon
authors.forename: Tadeusz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Frymus
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gruffydd-Jones
authors.forename: Margaret J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hosie
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lutz
authors.forename: Fulvio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marsilio
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Möstl
authors.forename: Alan D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Radford
authors.forename: Etienne
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Thiry
authors.forename: Uwe
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Truyen
authors.forename: Marian C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Horzinek
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D002415:Cats; D010930:Plague / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D015010:Yersinia pestis
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents